Snowplow



S. W. GASS.

SNOWPLOW. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, I920.

1,356,443, Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

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SOUTH WEST curse, on TENINQ, WASHINGTON.

SNOWPLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented O t. .19 1920 Application filed January 8, 1920. Serial No. 350,142.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOUTH WEST GAss, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident snow plows, an object of the invention being to provide a snow plow which can be conveniently employed in cleaning sidewalks, streets, and the like, and which may be either pushed or pulled over the ground.

A further object is to provide a snow plow which will be relatively'light and yet which will embody all necessary strength and durability and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonably low price and most efiiciently perform the functions for which it is intended.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation illustrating my improved snow plow;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view;

Fig. 3 is a front end View; and

Fig. 4 is a rear end view.

1, 1, represent side bars of general triangular-shape having steel runners 2 at their lower edges. These side members 1, 1, are

connected at their edges by transverse slats 3 and at their rear edges by a transverse slat 4, said slats being recessed into the side members as clearly shown. An inclined platform 5 is supported upon the slats 3 and upon the upper edges of the side members 1 and is secured in any approved manner.

6 represents the moldboard of the plow and this moldboard may be made of metal, but is preferably of wood, such as thin veneer, but I, of course, do not limit myself to the particular material employed nor to the precise manner of manufacturing the moldboard. The moldboard is secured at its forward portion upon the platform 5 sary transverse twist in order to throw the snow to the side, and the upper end of the moldboard is strengthened by a metal covering sheet 8. i

A frame 9 which may be of heavy wire strengthens the moldboard and holds it in proper shape, hence this frame is curved similar to the curvature of the moldboard and rests against the rear face of the moldboard'with the ends of the frame projected through the platform and secured in any approved manner, as indicated at 10.

A post 11 is supported in an angular socket member 12 on the platform 5 and an inclined brace 13 is secured to the platform at one rear corner, extends across the upper end of the post 11 and is secured to the moldboard and bearsagainst the intermediate portion of the frame 9 giving the necessary strength to the upper end of the moldboard. A metal strap 14.- secures the intermediate portion of the brace 13 to the upper end of the post 11 so that a rigid structure is had.

Rearwardly and upwardly projecting bars 15 are secured at their lower forward ends to the side members 1 and are connected at their rear ends by a handle bar The forward ends of the bars 15, as above stated, are secured to the side members 1 and a convenient means for such attachment is illustrated clearly in Fig. 4, in which it will be noted that the ends of the bars 15 are reduced forming lugs 18 which are projected through loops 19 on the members 1 and screws 20 or other similar securing devices are projected through the bars into the members 1 to form a rigid connection of the handle with the plow.

At the forward end of the plow I employ an upstanding bail 21 having at its upper central portion an eye 22 for the attachment of any suitable draft means. This upstanding bail provides an ample clearance for the entrance of snow onto the moldboard and is also a convenient means for attaching the draft devices.

The lower ends of the bail 21 are bent at an angle and extended rearwardly, as shown at 23, and are then bent forming loops 24 which are positioned around bolts 25 or other attaching devices on the side members 1 and the extreme ends of the metal forming the bail are then projected forwardly, as shown at 26, and twisted about the vertical members of the bail, as shown at 27. This structure of bail and portions 23 and 26 form a relatively strong frame which gives the necessary strength to the draft attaching means and does not interfere with the action of the moldboard in backing up and turning aside the snow from the path of the plow. 7

Various slight changes may be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but Consider one end to the platform and at its intermediate portion to the upper end of the post said brace at its forward end bearing against the intermediate portion of the frame and the upper end of the moldboard.

bOUTI -I VEST GASS. 

